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Téa Satariano
Apr 1, 20243 min read
Weekly News Blast | Mar 24 - 31
Early Tuesday morning, a cargo ship collided with the support beams of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after losing power, almo...


Matthew Inui
Mar 11, 20243 min read
Weekly News Blast | March 3 - 10
In an overwhelming 780-72 vote, French MPs and senators passed an amendment declaring abortion a “guaranteed freedom,” making France the...


Mackenzie Mathieu
Dec 5, 20234 min read
Weekly News Blast | Nov 26 - Dec 3
On November 30, the Russian Supreme Court ruled that “the international LGBTQ public movement and its subdivisions” should be designated a..


Maahik Trivedi
Sep 20, 20232 min read
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: Diplomatic Relations & Global Involvement
Currently, North Korea is a significant point of international concern due to its nuclear goals, established under Kim Jong Un’s leaders...


Téa Satariano
Sep 3, 20233 min read
Consequences of the Continuing Russia-Ukraine Conflict: A 2023 Update
The Russo-Ukrainian War has lasted well over a year and, in its course, seen countless deaths, several military assaults, and the mass di...


Danielle Uehara
Jul 31, 20235 min read
Weekly News Blast | July 23 - 30
According to the mayor of Moscow and the Russian Defense Ministry, in the early hours of July 30, three Ukrainian drones damaged two high...


Lolita Chowdhury
Nov 8, 20222 min read
Russian Referendum: Why Serbia Won’t Recognize It
On September 23, more than half a year after its invasion of Ukraine began, Russia held annexation referendums in four Ukrainian province...


Dhruti Pattabhi
Aug 9, 20222 min read
Developments on the Russia–Ukraine War: A Brief Analysis
Beginning in 2014, the ongoing Russian–Ukrainian conflict has since experienced both escalations and falls. One such instigation began...


Matthew Inui
May 20, 20224 min read
Weekly News Blast | May 8-15
A summary of key world events from the past week: Russia celebrates Victory Day, abortion protection bill fails, COVID-19 in North Korea...


Breanna Crossman
Apr 9, 20224 min read
Volunteer Foreign Fighters Join Ukraine against Russia
Since February 24, 2022, Russian forces have invaded Ukraine and unleashed violence on its 44 million inhabitants...


Matthew Inui
Apr 4, 20223 min read
Weekly News Blast | Mar. 27-Apr. 1
Three of this week's most prominent headlines: developments in Ukraine, controversy at the Academy Awards, antilynching bill becomes law.


Breanna Crossman
Mar 28, 20223 min read
Weekly News Blast | Mar. 21-27
A summary of important events from this past week: Biden travels to Poland, Madeline Albright passes away, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji...


Ariel Donato
Mar 23, 20223 min read
Weekly News Blast | Mar. 13-20
A recap of key developments from this past week: three million people have fled Ukraine, Omicron variant BA.2 spreads rapidly...


Matthew Inui
Mar 9, 20224 min read
The West Responds to the Invasion of Ukraine
Tensions first began building two days before the invasion when Putin declared the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine independent...


Michaela Dumlao
Feb 28, 20223 min read
Weekly News Blast | Feb. 20-27
A recap of key developments from this past week: Russia invades Ukraine, the international community responds, Biden nominates a justice...


Matthew Inui
Jan 30, 20224 min read
Eastern Ukraine: A Territorial Dispute Turned International Concern
For close to 70 years, Ukraine, formerly known as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, had been a part of the Soviet Union...
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